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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $636 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Griggs County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $475 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.
Cities in this county include: Cooperstown
, Binford
, Hannaford
.
Neighboring
counties: Barnes County
, Eddy County
, Foster County
, Nelson County
, Steele County
, Stutsman County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Griggs County: Red
Willow Camp
(A),
BW Ranch
(B),
Cooperstown Camp
(C),
Rosendal Town Hall
(D),
Addie Town Hall
(E),
Willow Town Hall
(F),
Ball Hill Town Hall
(G),
Washburn Town Hall
(H),
Clearfield Town Hall
(I),
Bartley Town Hall
(J),
Bryan Town Hall
(K),
Romness Town Hall
(L),
Sverdrup Town Hall
(M),
Lenora Town Hall
(N),
Greenfield Town Hall
(O),
Kingsley Town Hall
(P),
Dover Town Hall
(Q)
Churches in Griggs County include: Holland
Church
(A),
Eidfjord Church
(B),
Bethlehem Church
(C),
Romness Church
(D),
Ottawa Church
(E),
Ringsaker Church
(F),
Ness Church
(G),
Union Church
(H),
West Prairie Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Saint
Lawrence Cemetery
(1),
Cooperstown Cemetery
(2),
Bethany Cemetery
(3),
Binford Cemetery
(4),
Hannaford Cemetery
(5),
Hero Cemetery
(6),
Lyster Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and swamps: Addie,
Lake
(A),
Long Lake
(B),
Round Lake
(C),
Jessie, Lake
(D),
Jones Lake
(E),
Five, Lake
(F),
Plum Lake
(G),
Red Willow Lake
(H)
Creeks: Pickerel
Lake Creek
(A),
Gunderson Creek
(B),
Silver Creek
(C)
Park in Griggs County: Sibley
Lake National Wildlife Refuge
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.4% | | North
Dakota: | 2.6% |
Current college students: 40
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 28 (68% naturalized citizens)
| Griggs
County: |
1.0% | | Whole
state: | 1.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2
- 1990
to 1994: 4
- 1985
to 1989: 3
- 1980
to 1984: 3
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 1
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 15
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Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 1,290
- One,
attached: 7
- Two:
10
- 3
or 4: 29
- 5
to 9: 32
- 10
to 19: 49
- 20
or more: 18
- Mobile
homes: 84
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Griggs County with a mortgage: 183 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 402 Agriculture
in Griggs County
Average size of farms: 896 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $70296
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $121.52
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.51%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $61398
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 53.90%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.41%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96265
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.66
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.89%
Corn for grain: 4665 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 74447 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 39863 harvested acresGriggs
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above North Dakota state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction
(12%)
- Metal
and metal products (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (24%)
- Educational
services (11%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (21%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Waiters
and waitresses (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Other
Northern Europe (29%)
- Australia
(21%)
- Canada
(21%)
- United
Kingdom (14%)
- Philippines
(11%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Griggs County:
|
- Norwegian
(60%)
- German
(25%)
- Swedish
(2%)
- English
(2%)
- United
States or American (2%)
- Irish
(1%)
- Danish
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 850 (67%)
- Carpooled:
124 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Bicycle:
17 (1%)
- Walked:
104 (8%)
- Other
means: 4 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 171 (13%)
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57
people in nursing homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,222.
4.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,468 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
4.55% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.49% relocated from other counties in North Dakota ($19,830 average AGI)
1.07% relocated from other states ($8,638 average AGI)
| Griggs
County: |
1.07% | | North
Dakota average: | 3.54% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Cass County, ND
|
1.07% ($26,818 average AGI) |
6.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,438 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.90% | | North
Dakota average: | 7.80% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.73% relocated to other counties in North Dakota ($19,808 average AGI)
2.17% relocated to other states ($8,616 average AGI)
| Griggs
County: |
2.17% | | North
Dakota average: | 4.16% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Cass County, ND
|
1.80% ($30,053 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.6
Births
per 1000 population in Griggs County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1
Deaths
per 1000 population in Griggs County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Griggs County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 644 (609 aged, 35 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 2,697
- In
family households: 2,268 (693 male householders, 85 female householders)
713
spouses, 735 children (697 natural, 9 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 429 (190 male householders (168 living alone)), 209 female householders (203 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 57 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 414 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 371 1-person, 25 2-persons, 3 5-persons.
545 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (11 men, 47 women).
97.3% of residents of Griggs County speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $28,538,000 ($11347 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $159,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,990,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,564,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,845,000
Federal grants: $3,288,000
Federal procurement contracts: $552,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,299,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $61,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $351,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,283,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 94
| Here: |
38 per 1000 residents | | State: | 64
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 230
| Here: |
92 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: 0
| Here: |
0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -116
| Here: |
-46 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-29 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Griggs County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.43 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 4
- 1995
to 1998: 19
- 1990
to 1994: 21
- 1980
to 1989: 85
- 1970
to 1979: 244
- 1960
to 1969: 189
- 1950
to 1959: 173
- 1940
to 1949: 111
- 1939
or earlier: 675
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Griggs County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 3
- 3
rooms: 27
- 4
rooms: 63
- 5
rooms: 162
- 6
rooms: 197
- 7
rooms: 142
- 8
rooms: 135
- 9
or more rooms: 194
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Griggs County, North Dakota: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 21
- 3
rooms: 61
- 4
rooms: 25
- 5
rooms: 44
- 6
rooms: 44
- 7
rooms: 29
- 8
rooms: 14
- 9
or more rooms: 13
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Griggs County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 30
- 2
bedrooms: 184
- 3
bedrooms: 367
- 4
bedrooms: 251
- 5
or more bedrooms: 91
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Griggs County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 65
- 2
bedrooms: 68
- 3
bedrooms: 83
- 4
bedrooms: 24
- 5
or more bedrooms: 11
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Griggs County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 46
- 1
vehicle: 164
- 2
vehicles: 355
- 3
vehicles: 211
- 4
vehicles: 84
- 5
or more vehicles: 63
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Griggs County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 41
- 1
vehicle: 84
- 2
vehicles: 93
- 3
vehicles: 28
- 4
vehicles: 7
- 5
or more vehicles: 2
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75% of Griggs County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Dakota.
| Griggs
County: |
75.1% | | State
average: |
57.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 2307
- Northeast:
20
- Midwest:
251
- South:
31
- West:
106
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(41%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood
(1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Utility
gas (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: |
0.0% | | North
Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: |
0.4% | | North
Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4
| Here: |
14.3% | | North
Dakota: |
10.5% |
Griggs
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $67,000
- Current
Operations - General - Other: $723,000
Regular Highways: $444,000
Health Services - Other: $122,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $120,000
Police Protection: $112,000
Financial Administration: $96,000
Central Staff Services: $84,000
Welfare - Other: $75,000
Corrections - Other: $63,000
Natural Resources - Other: $51,000
Libraries: $38,000
General Public Buildings: $13,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - General: $27,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $132,000
All Other: $25,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $58,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $99,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $122,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $232,000
Interest Earnings: $18,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $160,000
Police Protection: $14,000
Judicial: $2,000
Welfare - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $458,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $217,000
General Support: $110,000
All Other: $61,000
Health & Hospitals: $49,000
Public Welfare: $26,000
- Tax
- Property: $1,191,000
NEC: $26,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $817,000
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